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A U.S. early-warning system for detecting vaccine side effects is being weaponized by the global anti-vaccination movement.
The Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System (VAERS), run by the Centers for Disease Control, has become the launching pad for conspiracy theories that claim COVID-19 vaccines have caused “thousands” of deaths and serious illnesses.
“COVID19 VACCINES DEATH TOLL CLIMBING!!!” screams the headline on one viral Facebook video, that claims the CDC database shows a list of “all the people who have died from vaccines.”
There’s just one problem: anyone can make a claim of severe reaction, or death, and have their report included in the CDC’s publicly accessible VAERS database. No one checks if those claims are true.
Ah yes. The old "that data is damaging to my agenda so I'm going to discredit the data". I haven't seen a single instance of individuals reporting to VAERS. They all appear to be healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses, assisted living people etc. Healthcare professionals are required by law to report to VAERS however it's estimated that only about 10% have.
While it's true that anyone can report to VAERS, without some sort of data that shows manipulation by non-healthcare providers is actually occurring it's just a baseless claim designed to inject doubt. The NHTSA allows for individuals to report issues with vehicles also. Just because it's not all mechanics doing the reporting doesn't mean ford explorers weren't catching on fire, or firestone tires blowing out leading to rollover accidents, or Hyundai engines throwing rods on an alarming scale. I haven't seen anything in VAERS that would lead me to believe the data is being manipulated or entered by individuals. They are all for the most part very medically written.
But by all means don't take my word for it. Go spend a couple hours reading VAERS. It won't take you long to see that there is a clear and concerning pattern.